Surfaces and Interfaces of Glass and Ceramics

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Characterization of Surfaces and Interfaces....Pages 1-21
The Infrared Spectra of Several N-Containing Compounds Absorbed on Montmorillonites....Pages 23-38
Applications of Surface Characterization Techniques to Glasses....Pages 39-55
Observation of Electronic Spectra in Glass and Ceramic Surfaces....Pages 57-74
Surface Analysis of Glass by Charged Particle Analysis....Pages 75-83
A Method for Determining the Preferred Orientation of Crystallites Normal to a Surface....Pages 85-99
Friction and Wear Behavior of Glasses and Ceramics....Pages 101-126
The Wear Behavior of Cast Surface Composites....Pages 127-135
An Experimental Investigation of the Dynamic and Thermal Characteristics of the Ceramic Stock Removal Process....Pages 137-148
Dynamic Elastic Model of Ceramic Stock Removal....Pages 149-166
Ceramics in Abrasive Processes....Pages 167-178
Rolling Contact Fatigue of Hot-Pressed Silicon Nitride Versus Surface Preparation Techniques....Pages 179-193
Structure and Properties of Solid Surfaces....Pages 195-240
Catalysis in Correlation with the Detailed Electronic Structure of the Surface....Pages 241-263
Physiological Factors at Bioceramic Interfaces....Pages 265-282
Characterization of Tissue Growth into Pellets and Partial Sections of Porous Porcelain and Titania Implanted in Bone....Pages 283-298
Phase Distribution in Solid-Liquid-Vapor Systems....Pages 299-321
Evidence of Inverted Undercutting of a Solid Metal Substrate by a Liquid Ceramic Sessile Specimen at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 323-330
Interfaces in Ceramic Nuclear Fuels....Pages 331-368
Grain Boundary Precipitation in Zirconia....Pages 369-382
Grain Boundary Mobility in Anion Doped MgO....Pages 385-410
Property Changes at Interfaces and Free Surfaces....Pages 411-425
Microstructure Analysis from Fracture Surfaces....Pages 427-437
Fracture Topography of Ceramics....Pages 439-472
The Role of Surface Energy on Thermal Shock of Ceramic Materials....Pages 473-491
Surface Charge-Dependent Mechanical Behavior of Non-Metals....Pages 493-513
Slow Fracture of Glass in Alkanes and Other Liquids....Pages 515-528
The Effects of Microstructure on the Fracture Energy of Hot Pressed MgO....Pages 529-544
Back Matter....Pages 545-548